Select the Presets tool.
Last updated on
14 August 2024
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Learn how to apply presets in Lightroom.
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Get in-app help, tips, and learn-resources within the Discover panel.
Lightroom presets are pre-defined settings that apply specific adjustments to your photos. You can choose the presets from Recommended, Premium, and Yours. These adjustments can include changes to exposure, contrast, saturation, color grading, and more.
Tip:
Learn more about Presets and other editing foundations in Lightroom Academy and edit your photos like a pro.
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- Recommended: These presets are automatically provided based on your photo, with the help of Adobe Sensei. The results can change with time, even for the same image. Use the given carousel options, such as Subtle, Strong, B&W, and more, to filter these presets easily.
- Premium: These presets include categories like Travel, Cinematic, Adaptive Presets (Portraits, Subject, Sky, and Blur Background), Seasonal, and subject-wise presets.
- Yours: These are all the presets you've created or saved and all the default presets included with Lightroom.
New in May 2024 release of Lightroom:Access the Adaptive: Blur Background presets to directly add aesthetic blur effects to your photos.
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To preview a preset's effect, hover over the thumbnail in the Presets panel. To apply a preset to the photo, select the preset.
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Preset Amount Slider
Preset Amount Slider Note:- Partially compatible presets are included in the panel.
- In Recommended Presets, hover over the preset thumbnail and select More like this to view more similar presets. You can also select the three-dot icon in the thumbnail to view who the preset is from, follow the author, save the preset, or create an edited Version.
Create a User Preset in Lightroom
You can create and save custom-developed presets based on the current edit control settings (in the Edit panel) of the selected photo.
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In the Presets panel, select the and choose Create Preset from the pop-up menu.
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In the New Preset dialog that appears, specify a name for your preset. Select Save.
The saved preset is added to the list of User Presets in the Presets panel.
Update a User preset in Lightroom
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In the Presets panel, expand the User Presets group.
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Select a user preset to apply it on the photo and then modify the edit settings (in the Edit panel) as required.
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Now, right-click the user preset and select Update With Current Settings option in the pop-up menu.
Export Presets in Lightroom
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Select the Presets Icon on the top right (Shift+P), select Premium or Yours tab.
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Right-click the preset that you wish to export and then select Export.
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Select the location where you want to export the Preset. Your Preset will be exported as an XMP file.
Delete a User Preset in Lightroom
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In the Detail view, select the Presets icon in the sidebar.
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In the Presets panel, right-click a user preset and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
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In the Delete Preset dialog, select Delete to confirm the action. Otherwise, select Cancel.
Manage Presets in Lightroom
Lightroom allows you to show or hide various preset groups that are displayed in the Presets panel.
Note:
Your settings to show or hide preset groups are specific to each computer or device. For example, you can hide some preset groups on Lightroom desktop, but they will still be visible in Lightroom on your mobile device and vice versa.
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In the Detail view, select the Presets icon in the sidebar.
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In the Presets panel, select the and choose Manage Presets from the pop-up menu.
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Under Manage, select the preset groups that you want to show in the Presets panel. Deselect the preset groups that you want to hide from the Presets panel.
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Select Back to navigate back to the Presets panel.
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